A former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ing Samuel Boakye- Appiah, has revealed that there were several attempts by some people to get him out of office.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with energynewsafrica.com, Ing Samuel Boakye-Appiah said plots to get him out of office were too much for him to bear.
“Every day, I got some kind of information about my removal and I don’t think it augers well,” he said in pain.
Asked what could be the possible reason for the attempt to get him out, Ing Samuel Boakye-Appiah responded: “Some people didn’t just want me to be there,” adding, “it is one challenge I had to manage.”
Continuing, Ing Samuel Boakye-Appiah said apart from the internal machinations that he had to deal with, he also suffered blackmail from a section of Ghanaian journalists.
He said one journalist demanded Gh¢5 million (US $611,000) from him to trash a supposed negative story about him.
Ing Samuel Boakye-Appiah, who did not want to go into the details of the supposed negative story, said he reported the journalist to the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and he was dealt with.
Watch the video by clicking on the link below
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Discover more from Energy News Africa
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.